"As the electioneering season approaches politicians must avoid exploiting ethnicity and religion by linking ethnicity with religion and religion with politics. Such must be avoided at all costs if we are to live in harmony.

In this respect the rest of Nigeria could learn from the South Western States who have successfully internalized religion, ethnicity and politics.

Political discourse should be conducted with civility, decorum and in a constitutional manner. We all have a collective responsibility to strengthen our democracy and entrench the rule of law. We should draw encouragement from the series of bye-elections conducted by INEC last year which were generally violence free and their outcomes adjudged to be free and fair" -

President New Year Speech

WELL SAID, STATEMENT OF FACT
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD BLESS PMB1523
HAPPY NEW YEAR

WELL SAID, STATEMENT OF FACT
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD BLESS PMB1523
HAPPY NEW YEAR

Ok

Because they do things that makes them look like slaves, we should emulate that. Thunder fire you, buhari

Heheheh,!
All Nigerian are now Student......

Assuming Problem is Conquer (APC)

In this respect the rest of Nigeria could learn from the South Western States who have successfully internalized religion, ethnicity and politics.

God bless my region

okosodo:
Because they do things that makes them look like slaves, we should emulate that. Thunder fire you, buhari

You people that are not slaves,where are you

okosodo:
Because they do things that makes them look like slaves, we should emulate that. Thunder fire you, buhari

must you always bring tribal bigotry into play?
mr. president was only pointing to the fact that the southwest region has a ballanced population of christains and muslims,and you hardly notice in their social or political decisions, they hardly let it show.

I don't see any where he said political maturity.... What does he mean by south west internalized religion ethnicity politics...can we be sure what he means because buhari English is different from others

Meaningless drivel. What's the meaning of internalized ethnicity, politics and religion? I wonder the kind of people that write his speeches. They must have plagiarized somebody's speech again like they always do.

horluwashegun:

must you always bring tribal bigotry into play?
mr. president was only pointing to the fact that the southwest region has a ballanced population of christains and muslims,and you hardly notice in their social or political decisions, they hardly let it show.

Its not bigotry, just reality of what i see on ground. No vex

horluwashegun:

must you always bring tribal bigotry into play?
mr. president was only pointing to the fact that the southwest region has a ballanced population of christains and muslims,and you hardly notice in their social or political decisions, they hardly let it show.

the best analysis of exactly what the president said.

Truly the South west have this cohesiveness, from the elementary level of having Traditional worshippers, Moslems and Christians within the same family and the roof will not be on fire....I give it to them!

ALMUSTAQIM:
WELL SAID, STATEMENT OF FACT
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD BLESS PMB1523
HAPPY NEW YEAR

God bless all Happy New Year

All nigerian can never be like zombies from waste.

horluwashegun:

must you always bring tribal bigotry into play?
mr. president was only pointing to the fact that the southwest region has a ballanced population of christains and muslims,and you hardly notice in their social or political decisions, they hardly let it show.

so what are we that dont have muslim will learn from that.


Should we now import muslim to be like you.

Igbos call us slaves yet Abiola's wife fought Abacha they supported. They call us slaves yet most of their investment is in our towns and villages .

Stupid kind of maturity. He is massaging the SW ego while northernizing the nation.

That maturity is being constantly attacked by words like; Yoro Muslims, Ewedu Head slammers and some other derogatory words used to describe Muslims of Yoruba extractions on this forum.

All of these are tagerted towards amplifying the hitherto silent religious difference in the Southwestern region of the country.

And sadly, the division is getting registered in our psyche daily so much that in the next few years, the region may not be as peaceful as we have it now.

I won't say anything yet....but I'm sure you know what I wanted to say..

the SW remains the most politically diverse & exposed region in Nigeria.


they have their 'issues' just like every other region/tribe...


but on the average, their votes are more likely to be spread across major candidates rather than heavily favouring a particular candidate...


p.s, I know people will say the usual tribal slurs even without knowing my race/ethnicity... but facts are facts...